Specialty
of Pasanga, produced by Subramaniapuram
Sasikumar, begins with the happy
banter and giggles of students
as the title music. Though some
scenes showcase their tomfoolery
some others go overboard pushing
the viewers to exhaustion. Parents
complaining about their wards
is one such example.

The film is about the conflict
and friction between two eleven
year olds. Kishore (Anbukkarasu)
comes to

government
school from private due to his family’s
economic setback. Sriram (Jeeva) is the
boy in his class who is the son of the class
teacher and enjoys special privileges but
is dull in studies. Kishore proves himself
in studies and earns a special name in his
class teacher’s heart which is naturally
not being liked by Jeeva. The two are at
loggerheads with each other and their animosity
grows in leaps and bounds which in turn
affects the relationship between the respective
families. However, two youngsters from these
two families are in love and the resulting
incidents form the main knot of Pasanga
directed by Pandiraj, erstwhile assistant
of Cheran.

Characterization
of Anbukkarasu’s father, mother and
his uncle is noteworthy but the same thing
cannot be said about Jeeva’s father
which leaves the viewer befuddled. Sriram’s
character has been shown almost as villain
and his ‘single wink’ transformation
is also not acceptable.

The scene where the teacher gets yelled
at by his son is exaggerated and screams
of cinematic buffoonery at its peak. The
title Pasanga does not suit in situations
where the kids scare others with compass.
These sequences should have been avoided
as they could lead to negative learning.

Pasanga’s highlight is Vimal-Vega’s
romance and their cell phone babble. When
Vega talks to Vimal’s brother misunderstanding
him as Vimal and later trying to manipulate
the situation is interesting.

Screenplay appears to be disjointed. Dialogues
are laudable and camerawork is praiseworthy.
Music is hummable especially ‘Vetkum
varude’ number. Director Pandiraj
should be credited for extracting work from
children. If few foibles had been avoided
Pasanga would have made a special mark.